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CanPath – Canadian Partnership for Tomorrow’s Health Search

About Us
- Purpose, Vision & Mission
  CanPath is working in partnership to prevent disease and provide a platform for scientists to conduct innovative research.
- Our History
  The Canadian Partnership Against Cancer established the Canadian Partnership for Tomorrow Project (now CanPath) in June 2008.
- Leadership & Governance
  Meet the members of CanPath's Leadership Team, Operations Committee, National Strategic Advisory Council and more.
- National Coordinating Centre
  Meet the members of CanPath's operational core, based at the University of Toronto's Dalla Lana School of Public Health.
- Regional Cohorts
  Seven regional cohorts across ten provinces comprise CanPath's pan-Canadian partnership.
- Funders & Supporters
  Learn more about the partner organizations that provide funding and in-kind support to CanPath.
- Frequently Asked Questions
  Find out how CanPath will improve the health of Canadians and more.
- Contact us
  How to reach CanPath by phone, email, in-person, or make a data access request.
Research
- About the Study
  CanPath is Canada’s largest population health cohort and a gateway platform to data worldwide.
- Access Process
  The CanPath Access Portal provides researchers with the necessary resources to identify epidemiological and biological data available from participating cohorts to answer innovative research questions.
- Approved Projects & Studies
  CanPath has supported more than 100 research projects and activities, many of which have resulted in publications in high impact journals.
- Publications
  These publications are examples of research made possible with data from CanPath and its regional cohorts.
- COVID-19 Initiatives
  As Canada’s largest population health study, CanPath responded quickly to the pandemic by leveraging its existing infrastructure to support national COVID-19 research.
- Student Dataset
  CanPath's Student Dataset provides students the unique opportunity to gain hands-on experience working with CanPath data.
- Scientist Hub
  Explore how researchers are currently using the CanPath data platform and view upcoming funding opportunities.
Participants
- Participant Snapshot
  Understand the unique social, economic and health characteristics of CanPath participants and how this information is captured for research.
- Meet CanPath Participants
  Hundreds of thousands of Canadians have come together to be part of a study that reveals real breakthroughs.
- COVID-19 Antibody Study FAQ
  CanPath and its regional cohorts are conducting a COVID-19 antibody study of 20,000 participants across Canada.
News + Events
CanPath Access Portal

For a detailed listing of active projects and studies within each regional cohort, please visit the cohort websites.

2020

SynthEco: Synthetic Ecosystems for Expanding Cohort Data to Full Population-Level Representation and Visualization for Decision Support: A Novel Methodology to Improve Urban Population Health

Principal Investigator: Dr. Laurette Dubé

Affiliation: McGill University

2019

Environment, epigenetics and rheumatic disease

Principal Investigator: Dr. Sasha Bernatsky

Affiliation: McGill University

2019

Lifestyle and Cancer: Identifying new risk factors for the most common cancers in Canada

Principal Investigator: Dr. Rachel Murphy

Affiliation: School of Population and Public Health, University of British Columbia

2019

Exposure to ultraviolet radiation and the risk of cancer incidence: A secondary data analysis of the Canadian Partnership for Tomorrow Project (CPTP) cohort

Principal Investigator: Dr. Will King

Affiliation: Queen's University

2019

The Genetic Basis of Hair and Eye Color in Canadians of European Ancestry

Principal Investigator: Dr. Esteban Parra

Affiliation: University of Toronto at Mississauga

2018

Comparative Effectiveness Research in the Canadian Partnership for Tomorrow’s Health Cohort

Principal Investigator: Dr. Sasha Bernatsky

Affiliation: Research Institute of the McGill University Health Centre

2018

Epidemiology of Rare Cancers in Canada: Developing a framework for surveillance, cost analysis and etiologic research

Principal Investigator: Dr. Faith Davis

Affiliation: University of Alberta

2018

Examining the etiology of young-onset breast cancer in the Canadian Partnership for Tomorrow Project

Principal Investigator: Dr. Darren Brenner

Affiliation: University of Calgary

2018

Investigating the Roles of Radon Exposure, Air Pollution, and Diet on Lung Cancer Risk in the Canadian Partnership for Tomorrow Project

Principal Investigator: Dr. Victoria Kirsh

Affiliation: Dalla Lana School of Public Health, University of Toronto

2018

Provincial Variation in Cancer Screening Uptake Across Canada: A Descriptive Overview

Principal Investigator: Dr. Trevor Dummer

Affiliation: University of British Columbia